Our Company
Who We Are
Consultants to major, award-winning buildings worldwide, Swenson Stone also supplies the finest stonework and helps achieve exceptional visual results.
Swenson Stone Consultants was founded in 1987 to provide objective advice to building owners and their architects. Since then, the company has expanded to supply stone for worldwide projects. Our team has had decades of experience in quarrying, fabricating, installing, and restoring stone. Because of our long, practical experience in the field, we are able to anticipate, identify, and avoid stone problems before they occur.
Swenson Stone Consultants continues the Swenson family’s 250 year old tradition of providing and consulting on stonework to the most demanding residential, institutional, and commercial projects.
Our History
How we were created
Swenson Stone Consultants was founded in 1987 to provide objective advice to building owners and their architects.
1987
Swenson Stone Consultants Founded
1988
Avoided schedule and visual problems on the Bell Atlantic Tower, by identifying potential quarry problems with the first choice material
1989
Saved over U.S. $1,000,000 on the Goldman Sachs International Headquarters in London, by defining the quantities required, and organizing competition
1995
Saved over $10,000,000, and one year of schedule on the Ronald Reagan Federal Office Building in Washington by redesigning the quarry plan and block procurement
2007
Began the first of three stages of the supply of Chinese yellow sandstone and granite for the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan
2017
Began continuing consulting on the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, and expanded operations to India
2020
Completed 220 Central Park South, a limestone-clad, 71-storey building, with complex marble and limestone interiors, supervising the visual quality and schedule control of material from eight countries
Our Process
How We Work
Swenson Stone Consultants includes among its consultants the former managers of major world stone companies.
Our Process
Swenson Stone Consultants was born out of a tradition of extremely high-quality stone work. This has been the driving force behind the formation of our team, both in our supply, and our consulting divisions. Our process begins with focusing on the design needs for the project. We often work closely with the architect to find a suitable stone, which will allow us to fulfil their vision, while also being structurally sound, and available at a reasonable cost for the type of material being considered.
We achieve this by utilizing our worldwide team of stone industry professionals, who typically have decades of experience, and substantial contacts within their local regions. This allows us to operate much more easily than many North American based stone companies, who may not have the same access to as extensive and experienced a network. We monitor the stone from selection in the quarry, to final fabrication, and will have employees available to address concerns on-site or after installation, anywhere in the world.